Game Day 6: vs Titan

SAINT JOHN - Two teams on early season losing skids meet tonight at TD Station.

The Saint John Sea Dogs - losers of three straight - host the Acadie-Bathurst Titan - winless in five games so far this season - tonight. It is the first meeting of the year between the two squads.

If the Maritimes Division is as tough as some are predicting, Sea Dogs and Titan matchups could prove to be pivotal for both teams' point totals as the season progresses.

Game time tonight is 7 p.m.

TV/Radio/Webcast: Rogers TV/Sea Dogs Radio Live/QMJHL Live

Records: The Sea Dogs are 2-3-0-0 for four points (fourth Maritimes, eighth Eastern, 13th overall) while the Titan are 0-4-0-1 for one point (sixth Maritimes, 10th Eastern, 18th overall).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 5-1 loss in Charlottetown on Thursday night. Nicholas Deakin-Poot scored Saint John's lone goal. Zachary Bouthillier made 36 stops in the loss. The Titan are coming off a 3-1 home loss to the Quebec Remparts on Thursday. Jeremy Diotte scored Bathurst's lone goal. Tristan Berube made 24 stops in the loss.

2019-20 head-to-head: This is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.

2018-19 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs were 5-4-0-0 against the Titan last season while Bathurst finished 5-3-1-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: Aug. 20 where the Sea Dogs defeated the Titan 4-1 in pre-season play. Jeremie Jacob, James White, Josh Lawrence and Maxim Cajkovic scored for Saint John. Cole Rafuse scored for Bathurst.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Titan: None.

Titan to watch: Quispamsis native Anderson MacDonald leads the Titan in scoring this early season with three goals and three assists for six points.

Random stat: Defenseman Olivier DesRoches is the only Sea Dog who has appeared in all five games that has yet to record a point.

Notes: Dawson Stairs leads the Sea Dogs in scoring with five points... Stairs and Nicholas Deakin-Poot each have a team high three goals... Brady Burns leads the club in assists with four... Anderson MacDonald leads the Titan in points with six and goals with three... Shawn Element has a team high four assists.

Out of town:
Halifax at Baie-Comeau - 4:00 PM EST
Rimouski at Blainville-Boisbriand - 4:00 PM EST
Cape Breton at Chicoutimi - 4:00 PM EST
Moncton at Val-d'Or - 4:00 PM EST
Shawinigan at Gatineau - 7:00 PM EST
Drummondville at Rouyn-Noranda - 7:00 PM EST

Next game: The Sea Dogs host the Quebec Remparts tomorrow afternoon at 3 p.m.